Adding the word “racial” to a chyron about GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s comment on profiling wasn’t the only blatant mistake the CNN made.

In an article about Trump’s comments, the network’s Theodore Schleifer contradicted himself in his first and third paragraphs.

“Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his support for the controversial practice of racial profiling by police amid increasing threats to the homeland,” Schleifer wrote in the first paragraph.

But in his second paragraph, Schleifer states that “Trump did not say on what attributes he would encourage police to profile possible suspects” and that “it’s illegal for police to subject U.S. persons to disparate treatment based on their race or other protected status.”

How can Trump “support … racial profiling” yet not have outlined the attributes police should use to profile?

Trump actually said: “Our local police — they know who a lot of these people are. They are afraid to do anything about it because they don’t want to be accused of profiling.”

“They see somebody that’s suspicious, they will profile,” Trump added. “Look what’s going on: Do we really have a choice? We’re trying to be so politically correct in our country, and this is only going to get worse.”

Look, there’s plenty to dislike about Trump, the media don’t need to contradict themselves to make him look bad.

Ashe Schow is a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner.

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